I will say;

> will it cost me more to comply, or more to ignore?

Is an (unfortunately) American view of things. The vast majority of European businesses I’ve worked with attempt to comply with the _spirit_ of the laws, while my experience with most American companies is they try to skirt the letter of the law to do whatever the hell they want.

I’m not saying one is better, or that all companies in both places are like that. But it rings true in my experience.